American billionaire Warren Buffett will leave the post of head of the holding company Berkshire Hathaway, which occupied 60 years

American billionaire Warren Buffett, who ranks fifth in the list of the richest people in the World of Forbes, announced that by the end of the year he would leave the post of general director of the Berkshire Hathaway holding company, which he managed for the past 60 years. According to Reuters, Greg Abel, who is now occupied by the posts of Berkshire Hathaway, and General Director of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, has now occupied his successor to his successor.

The 94-year-old Buffett reported about his plans at the annual general meeting of Berkshire shareholders in Omaha. According to the billionaire, most members of the Board of Directors Berkshire did not know about his plans before this announcement. The Board of Directors Berkshire will be gathered on May 4 to discuss Abel's candidacy.

Buffett also said that he was not going to sell his shares Berkshire, most of them will be donated to the charity fund after his death. According to Forbes, the state of Warren Buffett is estimated at $ 168.2 billion.

In 1965, when Buffettu was 35 years old, he bought a control package of Berkshire Hathaway shares, which at that time was a textile manufactory and experienced financial difficulties. On the basis of this company, the entrepreneur created a holding who took up investments and insurance business. The Berkshire briefcase has shares of companies such as American Express, Bank of America, Apple, Chevron, Coca-Cola and many others.